The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-09-30
IRON OAE.

revelation, fiOm which we inter
that sll things are nov ready for n
boom in Enterprise:
Since Messls. Moore & Kramer
shipped 60 tOnsOf Enterprises ore 10
Birmingham TO make "A practical
furnace test the most Intense ankle
Is has been manifested To know The
result OF the experiment aud tue
furnace output. For obvious rea-
sons the gentlemen having control
OF the matter have kept the result a
secret until recently. 1t is with
mnch pleasure that the Times is
able to present this week important
articles showing the iDpOriance oil
the iron ores about Enterprise
which will have tue effect 10 set at
rest whatever doubt there may have
been regarding the paying qualities
OF these ores.
Prof. G.. w. West, of Birmiug.
ham, advised the furnace test TO be
made and it Was under this s~uIeriu.
tendence that it was so d0ue. He
is a mineral expert of Irpute, aud
upon bis recommendation purchases
have been made 10y capitalists OF
vast tracts OF ore bearing lands.
Prot. West is very enthusiastic
over The Enterprise ore and has no
doubt bur its development will be
commenced Soou add prove a grand
success. He submits the following
report of his work at Birmingham :
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 3, 81.
MEssRs. KRAMER s MOORE.
Enterprise, Miss.
GENTLEMEN-Herewith | beg to
baud you my report on the iron ore
lands, which at your request, l have
examined aud located near Enter
prise, Miss, hereIu described.
These lands are very tavorably
located having two rivers, viz
Ockatibbe and Chunky and several
creeks running through the whole
property. Two important trunk
line railroads, VIZ: Mobile s. Ohio
II. R., aud the Queen & Crescent r
r., running through these lands.
The deposits of iron ore are not
pockets but continuous layers, or
beds varying from ten 10 fifteen
feet in thickness dipping Sill htly to
the southeast. The ore being soft
aud lying above water level can be
mined very economically and TO
great extent in one open cut By re-
moving a few feet OF stripping.
Under my directions anu personal
superinteHdence GO tons OF this ORE 4
Ias been roasted AMI a furnace test f.,
made by Supt. b. +. ShrlOw at :.
he Alice Furnace Co.'S, works al !
Birmingham, Ala., yielding an nut J
Iut OF 40 per cent. OF excellent iron. |
81 analysis OF Mr.. Alfred Branard :,
nd certificate OF Mr.. Shelow, the =
esult OF the test being fully DEM
nstrated. Two pigs Of the iron
ave been forwarded TO you, show :,
ng the quality of same. THIS L
tactical furnace test in addition to II
he many analysis of the ore by our a
IOSt reliable chemists, unusual nat. >,
advantages and abundance of
ater, the immense forests of virgin =
mber for charcoal aud large de.
OF lime suitable for tlulin",
lth the two important railroads, in II
places cutting through the la
re, leaves 10 doubt as TO tue great ol
llue of your property. :,
Respectfully submitted,
G.. w. WEST. "
The report is confirmed by Supt. VI
f. ShelOw, OF The Alice Furnace,
r%mingham, Ala. Other papers IN
experts are also published in Ihe q,
too long 10 reproduce. !,
In another column the Times says tb
ltOrially ,o
Regarding the Development of na
L Enterprise ores Prot. West SAYS
while he would doubtless be-
lie 10 place II large amOnut OF ia
Iney here for thar purpose, he is 70.
the OpIniOn that the removal of -
experimental furnace from Biz IN III
.ban To this point would be The OH
Dper thing. One of these furnaces wl
uld be purchased al Birmingham -.
a cost OF about S20,OOO aud re-
wed TO Enterprise aud commence 10
within 60 days. This
Iuld enable capitalists to STE at
ce the cost OF utilizing the ore, ha
Il the ease with which it eau I've tr,
Ddled. While Prot. West says.
would not hesitate ia advising "
rites TO erect a furnace at The cost 10
half a million or more, he SAYS D
Il moBied men mncB prefer thu ~
.ciiOn OF an experimental furnace IN
Iici requires a comparatively =.
all outlay. This $ ep taken III 80
! = he is Willing TO stake bis IFpu- vi
Ion that the experiment would
Dve 80 highly satisfactory that It
'uld be- the mean OF gaining a 90 vi
. lurHsc~ 1T OBce. Ii may be RI
reral weeks vet before a move is -,
Ide 10 ihis direction but that u 7.
u he mssie there il no si0ubt. W
SOME of the IanaIirai feiloas Ia nj,
arr wrIing the Life aud
Of Ihe Dead Martyr, ar
n ~. Ii a. .ss-.u..f nj III